Dive summary:

• Four children walking home from school in Toronto, Canada were hit by a garbage truck, one girl was killed, and two others suffered minor injuries.
• The driver, a 62-year-old man, instantly collapsed from shock when he got out of the truck and saw the children.
• A local petition has been going around to get the speed limit lowered around the school, some residents have said garbage trucks in particular have been known to speed through the area.

From the article:

“Every time I see them, they’re going too fast,” she said. “They should slow down and take their time.”

Const. Clint Stibbe said it’s too early to say whether speed played a factor in the accident.

In a statement released Thursday evening, Mayor Rob Ford said he was “shocked and deeply saddened” to learn of the accident. ...